I have contacted several mortuaries in Oakland who have kindly sent me back many files on my relatives. Most of those sheets are from 1920 through 1940. They are filled with useful genealogy information. Mortuary records can supply so many details about one’s life. And, if you’re really lucky, the mortuary will have the…
Category: About My Ancestors
My first match on WikiTree
I decided a couple of months ago that it was time to put my family tree online. Oh, I’ve got bits and pieces on my website and blog, but mostly these are in list format. I wanted to use one of the online websites, but which one? I don’t have the energy or the time…
Ship Manifest for the Pacheco’s
I’ve been doing a little scanning this week and thought I’d post the ship manifest for the Pacheco family. They left the Azores Islands for Hawaii on the SS Hansa in 1882. Ana Jacinta (de Mello) Pacheco was the head of the family. With her were her children aged 6 to 22 years old: Manoel,…
SNGF: The day my Dad was born
This week’s Saturday Night Genealogy Fun challenge from Randy involves collecting details about the day my Dad was born. I had to do a little bit of research to put this together. My Dad was born 7 March 1927 (died 4 May 2010) in Oakland, California. I have always known his birth date. He’s my…
Making Yogurt Connects Me To My Ancestors
I have been on a mission for the last 8 weeks. I am vegan and eat non-dairy plain unsweetened yogurt for health reasons. I’ve been ordering by the case for over a year. And then, it went on back order. I waited and waited but the health food store I ordered it from could not…